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Switch to any value % from this page to resize cheat sheet text: % www.emerson.emory.edu/services/latex/latex_169.html \footnotesize % Small font. \begin{multicols*}{3} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{x{1.89126 cm} x{3.08574 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{The Reagan Doctrine: Overview}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} {\bf{Date \& Context:}} & Announced during Reagan's presidency (1981–1989), as a formalisation of US strategy in the late Cold War. \tn % Row Count 5 (+ 5) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} {\bf{Purpose:}} & Roll back communism, especially in developing countries, rather than merely contain it. \tn % Row Count 9 (+ 4) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} {\bf{Doctrine Principles:}} & Support anti-communist insurgencies and governments worldwide. \tn % Row Count 12 (+ 3) % Row 3 \SetRowColor{white} & Provide military aid, training, and funding to rebels (e.g., Afghanistan Mujahideen, Contras in Nicaragua). \tn % Row Count 17 (+ 5) % Row 4 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} & Justified intervention in proxy wars as part of a global struggle against the USSR. \tn % Row Count 21 (+ 4) % Row 5 \SetRowColor{white} {\bf{Significance:}} & Shift from containment (defensive) to rollback (offensive). \tn % Row Count 24 (+ 3) % Row 6 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} & Emphasised covert operations and psychological influence on populations. \tn % Row Count 27 (+ 3) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{x{2.4885 cm} x{2.4885 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Psychological and Covert Dimensions}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} Reagan Doctrine relied heavily on CIA-led covert operations and psychological warfare: & Propaganda campaigns against communist regimes. \tn % Row Count 5 (+ 5) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} & Support for insurgents using training and intelligence. \tn % Row Count 8 (+ 3) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{Publicly justified as defense of democracy; secretly part of Cold War intelligence escalation.} \tn % Row Count 10 (+ 2) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{x{1.29402 cm} x{3.68298 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{MKULTRA Background (Relevant Context)}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} {\bf{Timeline:}} & MKULTRA officially ran 1953–1973. \tn % Row Count 2 (+ 2) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{Focused on mind control, interrogation, LSD, hypnosis, and other methods of psychological manipulation.} \tn % Row Count 5 (+ 3) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \seqsplit{Justification:} & Cold War paranoia — fear that the USSR and China were developing brainwashing techniques. \tn % Row Count 9 (+ 4) % Row 3 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{Officially terminated in 1973, but its philosophy of "scientific anti-communist experimentation" influenced later Cold War operations.} \tn % Row Count 12 (+ 3) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{x{2.09034 cm} x{2.88666 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Connecting Reagan Doctrine and MKULTRA}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} {\bf{Shared Logic:}} & Reagan Doctrine: communism is a global existential threat → justify interventions anywhere. \tn % Row Count 5 (+ 5) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} & MKULTRA: communism is a psychological threat → justify covert experiments to prevent brainwashing. \tn % Row Count 10 (+ 5) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} {\bf{Psychological Operations:}} & MKULTRA's research into propaganda, suggestion, and influence provided intelligence frameworks for later covert operations. \tn % Row Count 16 (+ 6) % Row 3 \SetRowColor{white} & Reagan Doctrine covert aid often included psychological training, indoctrination of rebel forces, and propaganda campaigns. \tn % Row Count 22 (+ 6) % Row 4 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} {\bf{Institutional Link:}} & CIA, which ran MKULTRA, continued to support Reagan Doctrine operations. \tn % Row Count 26 (+ 4) % Row 5 \SetRowColor{white} & Techniques and mindset from MKULTRA (e.g., fear of subversion, psychological manipulation) influenced US strategy in proxy wars. \tn % Row Count 32 (+ 6) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{x{1.89126 cm} x{3.08574 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Case Studies / Examples}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} {\bf{Afghanistan (1980s):}} & US trained and funded Mujahideen against Soviet forces. \tn % Row Count 3 (+ 3) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} & Covert operations emphasised morale, propaganda, and psychological \seqsplit{resilience—conceptually} linked to MKULTRA research on manipulation and influence. \tn % Row Count 10 (+ 7) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} {\bf{Nicaragua:}} & US-backed Contras received training that included ideological indoctrination and psychological techniques to maintain loyalty and fight effectively. \tn % Row Count 17 (+ 7) % Row 3 \SetRowColor{white} {\bf{Key Connection:}} & While MKULTRA itself had ended, the doctrine of preemptive psychological superiority it embodied persisted. \tn % Row Count 22 (+ 5) % Row 4 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} & Reagan Doctrine operations reflected a continuing belief in the strategic necessity of controlling perception, belief, and allegiance. \tn % Row Count 28 (+ 6) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{x{1.44333 cm} x{3.53367 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Ethical and Strategic Implications}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} MKULTRA: & Unethical human experimentation → secrecy justified by Cold War paranoia. \tn % Row Count 3 (+ 3) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} Reagan Doctrine: & Covert support for insurgencies → secrecy justified by global anti-communist mission. \tn % Row Count 7 (+ 4) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{Both illustrate how the US justified extreme measures under the logic of existential threat.} \tn % Row Count 9 (+ 2) % Row 3 \SetRowColor{white} Legacy: & Shows continuity of Cold War mindset from mind-control paranoia to proxy war strategy. \tn % Row Count 13 (+ 4) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{X} \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Key Takeaways}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{Reagan Doctrine = offensive rollback of communism, public and covert operations.} \tn % Row Count 2 (+ 2) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{MKULTRA = covert mind-control experimentation, secret and psychological.} \tn % Row Count 4 (+ 2) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{Both stem from fear of communist influence and the need for strategic advantage.} \tn % Row Count 6 (+ 2) % Row 3 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{MKULTRA's psychological strategies laid the groundwork for later CIA-backed operations during Reagan-era proxy conflicts.} \tn % Row Count 9 (+ 3) % Row 4 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{Continuity: US Cold War policy consistently combined military, political, and psychological tools to combat communism.} \tn % Row Count 12 (+ 3) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}-} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{x{1.55618 cm} x{1.51041 cm} x{1.51041 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{3}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Reagan Doctrine ↔ MKULTRA}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} {\bf{Reagan Doctrine}} & {\bf{MKULTRA}} & {\bf{Link}} \tn % Row Count 2 (+ 2) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} Rollback communism & Prevent communist \seqsplit{psychological} control & Offensive vs defensive, same ideological fight \tn % Row Count 6 (+ 4) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} Support \seqsplit{anti-communist} rebels & Experiment on mind control techniques & Covert operations reflect fear of subversion \tn % Row Count 10 (+ 4) % Row 3 \SetRowColor{white} Proxy wars (Afghanistan, Nicaragua) & LSD, hypnosis, \seqsplit{psychological} manipulation & Emphasis on influence and control \tn % Row Count 14 (+ 4) % Row 4 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} Publicly justified as democratic defense & Secretly justified as national security & Both used secrecy to manage risk \& perception \tn % Row Count 18 (+ 4) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}---} \end{tabularx} 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